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Impulse! Records Celebrates 50 Years of Jazz Innovation With Reissues, Box Set

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of Impulse! Records. ... Read More »

Hank Jones, Legendary Jazz Pianist, Dead at 91

Legendary jazz pianist Henry "Hank" Jones passed away Sunday at a hospice facility in New York at ... Read More »

Rob McConnell, Big Band Leader and Trombonist, Dead at 75

Canadian big band leader and trombonist Rob McConnell, according to the New York Times. The ... Read More »

The Second Installment of Masters of American Music Released on DVD

As someone who has never been a big jazz video guy, I seem to be finding more and more time for the ... Read More »

Legendary Rock Photographer Jim Marshall Dead at 74

Jim Marshall, one of rock's most iconic photographers, has died. According to Rolling Stone, the ... Read More »

A Jazz Legend Turns 75: Happy Birthday to the Village Vanguard

A major jazz milestone takes place this week as the Village Vanguard celebrates its 75th birthday. ... Read More »

Everything Clicks for Benin-Born Guitarist Lionel Loueke

Like many artists who have explored and embraced music from across cultures, guitarist Lionel Loueke ... Read More »

Kyp Malone Gets Deep and Desperate on 'Rain Machine'

Of the 11 cuts that comprise TV on the Radio guitarist/vocalist Kyp Malone's solo debut 'Rain ... Read More »

Jazz Drummer Rashied Ali Dies at 74

The jazz world lost one of its greatest drummers Wednesday with the passing of Rashied Ali due to a ... Read More »

Northern Exposure: Grand Analog, 'Electric City (Feat. Shad)' -- Free MP3

To simply call Toronto-via-Winnipeg collective Grand Analog's music "hip-hop" is to miss the point ... Read More »

Jazz Icons Are Still 'Among Us'

Our friends at AllAboutJazz.com keep you hip to what's happening in the world of jazz and ... Read More »

Femi Kuti Trumpets a New Era for Afrobeat

Femi Kuti is dragging a bit, recovering from an illness that marred his otherwise triumphant ... Read More »

Jazz Drummer Steve Reid's Spontaneous Return to Africa

When Steve Reid first went to Senegal in 1966 -- by container ship in a journey meant as a reverse ... Read More »

Steve Reid Ensemble, 'Jiggy Jiggy' - Free MP3 of the Day

Artist: Steve Reid Ensemble Song: 'Jiggy Jiggy' Album: 'Daxaar' Sounds Like: John Coltrane, ... Read More »

A Night With Nusrat: An Odd Place for an Epiphany

It was a late Friday afternoon in 1990 when I got a call at the Los Angeles Times office inviting ... Read More »